Sachin Tendulkar added yet another feather to his cap, when he became the most prolific run-scorer against Sri Lanka in ODIs. Tendulkar was at number three in the list of leading run-scorers against Sri Lanka after Pakistan's Inzamam-ul-Haq and Saeed Anwar before this match, but he overtook both of them with his 93 on Tuesday to move to the top slot.
The following table lists the leading run-scorers against Sri Lanka in ODIs:
| Runs | Batsman | For | Mts | Inns | NO | Hs | Ave | 100s | 50s | 0s | 90s |
| 2241 | Tendulkar, SR | Ind | 55 | 52 | 6 | 137 | 48.71 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 2228 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pak | 60 | 55 | 7 | 118* | 46.42 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2197 | Saeed Anwar | Pak | 52 | 52 | 3 | 126 | 44.84 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 1834 | Azharuddin, M | Ind | 53 | 48 | 12 | 111* | 50.94 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| 1573 | Salim Malik | Pak | 53 | 43 | 8 | 102 | 44.94 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 1446 | Rameez Raja | Pak | 42 | 42 | 6 | 116* | 40.17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1359 | Ganguly, SC | Ind | 39 | 36 | 1 | 183 | 38.83 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1209 | Dravid, RS | Ind | 33 | 31 | 4 | 145 | 44.78 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1150 | Kallis, JH | SAf | 28 | 28 | 5 | 113* | 50.00 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1141 | Javed Miandad | Pak | 35 | 31 | 10 | 115* | 54.33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1113 | Ponting, RT | Aus | 26 | 26 | 3 | 123 | 48.39 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1107 | Lara, BC | WI | 23 | 23 | 2 | 169 | 52.71 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1017 | Ijaz Ahmed | Pak | 39 | 34 | 8 | 102* | 39.12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
This was also Tendulkar's second highest score in a comeback match. Following is a list of his performances in matches he has returned to international cricket after missing at least five games in between two appearances.
| Runs | Balls | Opp | Venue | Date | Comeback after (mts) | Result (for Ind) |
| 28 | 46 | SA | Brighton | 15-05-1999 |
11 |
lost |
| 32 | 31 | NZ | Rajkot | 05-11-1999 |
7 |
lost |
| 101 | 129 | SA | Johannesburg | 05-10-2001 |
7 |
lost |
| 34* | 45 | WI | Bridgetown | 29-05-2002 |
5 |
won |
| 0 | 10 | NZ | Wellington | 08-01-2003 |
11 |
won |
| 48* | 66 | NZ | Chennai | 23-10-2003 |
5 |
NR |
| 16 | 17 | Pak | Kolkata | 13-11-2004 |
7 |
lost |
| 93 | 96 | SL | Nagpur | 25-10-2005 |
10 |
won |
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